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The manifest and the revealed : a phenomenology of kenosis / Adam Y. Wells ; foreword by Kevin Hart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wells, Adam Y., author.
- Series:
- SUNY series in theology and continental thought.
- SUNY series in theology and Continental thought
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Hermeneutics.
- Bible.
- Phenomenology.
- Incarnation.
- Philosophical theology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (191 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York, [2018]
- Summary:
- What is scripture and how does it function? Is there a "scientific" way to understand its meaning? In answer, Adam Wells proposes a phenomenological approach to scripture that radicalizes both phenomenology and its relation to Christianity. By reading the "kenōsis hymn" (Philippians 2:5–11) alongside the work of Edmund Husserl, Wells develops a kenotic reduction that rehabilitates the Husserlian idea of "absolute science" while also disclosing the radical philosophical implications of Paul's "new creation." More broadly, The Manifest and the Revealed pushes the fields of phenomenology and biblical studies forward. The turn to scripture, as a source for theological and philosophical reflection, marks an important advance for the recent "theological turn" in phenomenology. At the same time, by bringing to light the incredible complexity of scripture, phenomenology provides a ay for contemporary biblical studies to exceed its own limits. Wells demonstrates how phenomenology and scripture ultimately illuminate one another in profound and surprising ways.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- On Husserl’s Dream
- Theoretical Considerations
- Introduction to Part I
- Phenomenology and Science in Husserl’s Early Work
- The Genetic Transformation of Absolute Science
- Phenomenology as a Self-Referential Science
- Conclusion to Part I
- Absolute Science in Practice
- Introduction to Part II
- The Life and Times of Philippians 2:5−11
- Kenōsis and Phenomenological Reduction
- Kenotic Time
- Radicalizing Husserlian Temporality
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781438472188
- 1438472188
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